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Welcome
The Cork Chamber Partner Programme continues to play an influential role in shaping the future of Cork’s business landscape. Over the past decade, it has evolved into a network of highly engaged industry leaders who contribute significantly to the Cork Chamber advocacy agenda, ensuring that the voice of Cork business is heard across all levels.
As we enter 2025, the global business environment remains complex, shaped by shifting economic conditions, geopolitical uncertainty and rapid advancements in technology. Despite these challenges, Cork continues to demonstrate resilience and ambition. Our strong indigenous sector, alongside a thriving FDI presence, reinforces Cork’s position as a competitive, forward-thinking place for business.
A newly formed government and upcoming revised National Development Plan will set the direction for Ireland’s economic and infrastructural development, and will be critical in shaping Cork’s future - determining the level of investment in transport, housing, digital infrastructure and energy. As a business community, we must ensure that the needs of Cork are well represented and that these plans deliver real, tangible progress for our region.
Through the Thought Leaders Council, our Chamber Partners play a leading role in shaping our advocacy agenda, contributing valuable insights that influence policy and decision-making at a local and national level.

Their active engagement, alongside the contributions of our wider membership, strengthens our ability to drive meaningful change.
At Cork Chamber, we remain dedicated to creating a thriving, sustainable and innovative business environment - one that supports growth, attracts investment and enhances Cork’s position as a globally connected region.
With the launch of our bold new Strategic Plan 2025-2028, we are setting an ambitious course. Empowered by you our members, we can drive forward a vision for Cork Chamber- to lead a transforming and ambitious Cork City and County.

CONOR HEALY
CEO, Cork Chamber. T: 021 450 9044 E: conor@corkchamber.ie

ABBVIE
AbbVie is a global, research-driven biopharmaceutical company committed to developing innovative, advanced therapies for some of the world’s most complex and critical conditions. The company, which employs close to 2,900 people across six locations in Ireland, including Cork, has been recognised as a great place to work for 11 consecutive years. AbbVie Cork is a modern pharmaceutical facility that manufactures solid and capsule formulations to deliver life-changing medicines in key therapeutic areas such as oncology, enzyme replacement, and virology. The site uses innovative technologies in combination with the expertise of the local workforce to develop and deliver a remarkable impact for patients.
www.abbvie.ie


ACCENTURE
Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps businesses, governments and other organisations build their digital core, optimise their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services. We are a talent and innovation-led company with approximately 799,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, expertise and global delivery capability. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for clients, each other, shareholders, partners and communities. The Accenture campus comprises of four offices in Dublin – including our flagship global R&D and innovation centre, The Dock – and one in Cork, serving our clients based in the Munster region.
www.accenture.com
AIB


Our Business Banking Teams within both Capital Markets and Retail, pride themselves on the support provided to the Cork Business Community in conjunction with the Branch and Home Mortgages teams. AIB is particularly focused on supporting funding and capital requirements to invest in sustainability and to support Cork’s business community understand how sustainability is relevant to their business, and how we can work together to build a more sustainable future for our city and county.
www.aib.ie


AMARENCO
Amarenco is a global solar PV and storage developer, investor and owner. The company is headquartered out of Cork and was founded in 2013. The company has raised over €1bn to invest in assets across 14 countries. The company employs 220 people and has 620MW operational of which 42MW across five solar farms in County Cork. Amarenco built the largest storage facility in France in 2024 at 105MW. The company has pipeline of over 3,500MW across Europe and expects to have 1,000 MW in operation in the course of 2026.
www.amarencogroup.com/en/


APPLE
This year marks 45 years in Cork for Apple. From a single manufacturing site with 60 employees the company has grown to over 6,000 employees in Ireland, the majority based at its Holyhill campus. These teams play a vital role in serving the needs of Apple’s customers.
Cork is home to a manufacturing hub along with teams focused on logistics, operations, AppleCare and finance. In 2022 we opened an engineering and test facility which analyses the entire range of Apple products to ensure they are best in class for durability and performance.
Construction on campus of a new state-of-the-art office building with capacity for 1,300 employees is well underway and will open later this year.


Cathal
BU Director European Life Sciences Projects,
ARCADIS
Arcadis is a leading global Design & Consultancy organization for natural and built assets. Applying our deep market sector insights and collective design, consultancy, engineering, project, and management services we work in partnership with our clients to deliver exceptional and sustainable outcomes throughout the lifecycle of their natural and built assets. We are 36,000 people, active in over 70 countries that generate €4.0 billion in revenues. We support UN-Habitat with knowledge and expertise to improve the quality of life in rapidly growing cities around the world.
www.arcadis.com
ARLO


Using immersive technology on projects aids communication, decisionmaking and engagement

John McAllen, Bank of Ireland, Head of Business Banking, Munster
Arlo’s International Headquarters have been based in Cork since our global establishment in 2018. We are passionate about creating innovative and reliable home security solutions that help people protect what matters most to them. Arlo Ireland has been recognised as a high performing site demonstrating the strongest levels of strategic leadership, commitment, performance, flexibility and competitiveness. Our team is dedicated to delivering products that exceed our customers’ expectations, while always pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in the world of protection technology. We believe that everyone deserves to feel safe and secure, whether they’re at home or away, and we’re committed to providing our customers with the peace of mind they need to live their lives without worry. Arlo’s deep expertise in AI- and CV-powered analytics, cloud services, user experience, product design, and innovative wireless and RF connectivity enables the delivery of a seamless, smart security experience for Arlo users that is easy to set up and interact with every day.
www.arlo.com

ARUP
Arup is one of Ireland’s largest engineering consultancies employing over 800 designers, engineers, project managers, consultants and technical specialists. Arup provides a range of multidisciplinary engineering and advisory services from offices in Cork, Dublin, Limerick, Galway and Belfast. Arup’s Cork office is one of 94 offices worldwide and has been delivering excellent projects to local, national and global clients since 1976. Arup plays a major role in sustainable growth and development, both as a contributor and influencer. From designing buildings and infrastructure, to harnessing digital insights and providing strategic advice backed by our technical expertise, Arup works to deliver innovative solutions to enhance wellbeing, tackle climate change and enhance the resilience of Cork city.
www.arup.ie

BANK OF IRELAND
Founded in 1783, Bank of Ireland Group is an international financial services conglomerate operating across Ireland, the UK, the European Union and the United States. The Group offers a wide range of services to consumers, businesses and corporates directly and through a partnership in the UK with the Post Office. The Group includes Ireland’s leading wealth management advisory firm Davy, New Ireland Assurance, Northridge and Marshall Leasing. Bank of Ireland this year announced an investment of c€150m on a range of customer service improvements including fraud prevention, new telephony and CRM systems, branch enhancements and the Bank’s largest single investment in new ATMs in the last decade.
www.bankofireland.com


BARRY’S TEA
Founded in 1901 in Cork, Barry’s Tea is a family-owned company with a rich heritage. Our Master Blenders meticulously source the finest tea leaves from renowned growing regions in Rwanda, Kenya, and the Assam Valley in India. This unwavering commitment to quality ensures that only exceptional teas make their way into our blends. At Barry’s Tea, we believe in supporting the communities that cultivate our tea which is responsibly and sustainably sourced from Rainforest Alliance Certified gardens. Our tea bags are biodegradable, and our packaging is recyclable. For over a century, this dedication to uncompromising quality has solidified Barry’s Tea’s reputation for exceptional taste, consistent flavour, and a truly superior tea experience.
www.barrystea.ie

BayWa r.e. ProjectBann Road Solar Farm, Co. Antrim
BAYWA R.E.
At BayWa r.e we r.e.think energy - how it is produced, stored and can be best used to enable the global renewable energy transition that is essential to the future of our planet. Based in 34 countries, with revenues of almost €5.8 billion, BayWa r.e. is a leading global renewable energy developer, service provider, distributor and energy solutions provider, and is actively shaping the future of energy. BayWa r.e. delivers end-to-end project solutions, ongoing operations management and is an Independent Power Producer with an expanding energy trading business. Using our innovation, creativity and expertise, we have successfully brought over 6 GW of renewable energy online, while managing over 10.5 GW of assets.
https://www.baywa-re.co.uk/en/

BioMarin, Shanbally, Cork
BIOMARIN INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Founded in 1997, BioMarin is a global biotechnology company dedicated to transforming lives through genetic discovery. The company develops and commercialises targeted therapies that address the root cause of the genetic conditions that it seeks to treat, helping to create a better future for those living with rare genetic disease. In 2024, an investment of €60 million was announced with the expansion of its state-of-the-art facility in Shanbally, Co. Cork., including the addition of a new, four-story laboratory facility that will enable increased production capacity for currently approved medicines and create room for future growth. Employing more than 500 people, the expansion adds to BioMarin’s footprint in Ireland where the company operates the manufacturing site in Shanbally and a commercial office in Dublin.
www.biomarin.eu


BORD GÁIS ENERGY
Bord Gáis Energy is one of Ireland’s leading energy companies. It is committed to playing a key role in Ireland’s energy transition - aiming to be net zero by 2045 and helping its 730,000 customers reach net zero by 2050. Part of Centrica group since 2014, Bord Gáis Energy is energising a greener, fairer future by expanding its green energy capacity through innovative projects and partnerships, and investing in innovative net zero solutions for its customers. The company has a strong Cork focus with its efficient 445MW CCGT plant based in Whitegate powering 445,000 Irish homes and meeting 10% of Ireland’s daily energy needs, and recent projects such as a hydrogen-ready gas storage venture Project Kestrel off Kinsale.
www.bordgaisenergy.ie


BOSTON SCIENTIFIC
Boston Scientific transforms lives through innovative medical solutions that improve the health of patients around the world. Over 25 years in Cork, our 1,700 strong team manufacture a diverse portfolio of medical devices with over 25M units shipped globally per annum. The Cork site positively impacts 37 patients lives per minute. Our active employee groups engage with the community in areas such as STEM, DE&I and the Environment, and over €500k has been raised for Cork charities in the past decade. In 2016, Boston Scientific Cork won the prestigious Shingo Prize, the world’s highest standard for Operational Excellence and in 2018 received the ‘Cork Company of the Year’ award.
www.bostonscientific.com


Carbery employees inspect product at our new mozzarella production facility in Ballineen, West Cork
CARBERY GROUP
Headquartered in Ballineen, Co. Cork, Carbery Group is a leading global manufacturer of value-added ingredients, flavours, and cheeses. Operating from 12 facilities worldwide, including Europe, the UK, Asia and the Americas. Its 1,000 plus employees bring innovative, high-quality foods and ingredients to the marketplace in more than 50 countries, supplying the global food, beverage and pharma markets. The Group’s journey of growth has seen a series of international acquisitions successfully building Synergy, its international taste business. Innovation continues to be the key driver of Carbery’s growth and will remain central to its continued long-term success. Carbery is a leader on sustainability in its sector, pursuing ambitious goals and change in the area of environmental management.
www.carbery.com


David Brosnan, Executive Direction, Branch Manager CCL Cork, Head of Global Funds Operations

Jim Lehane, AVP, Head of Life Science Manufacturing at Cognizant

Dairygold’s Castlefarm
Dairy Processing Complex in Mitchelstown, Co. Cork
CLEARSTREAM
Deutsche Börse Group is one of the largest exchange organisations worldwide with assets under custody of approx. €14 trillion. Clearstream Fund Centre S.A. a wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Börse is Clearstream’s largest operational centre for investment funds and provides hedge and mutual fund custodian services for over 50 major financial institutions. The hedge funds business in Cork and existing mutual fund services in Luxembourg provides clients with the perfect “one-stop shop” solution for all fund types. We also provide client support in the day-today use of Clearstream Banking’s core products/services as well as IT maintenance for Deutsche Börse Group’s corporate IT systems. With over 600 employees in Cork our emphasis is firmly on positive culture, prioritizing employee well-being and championing charitable initiatives.
www.clearstream.com

COGNIZANT
Cognizant engineers modern businesses to improve everyday life. We help our clients modernize technology, reimagine processes and transform experiences so they can stay ahead in our fast-changing world. With 300,000+ employees and over 30,000 Life Science professionals globally, Cognizant is ranked 213 on the Fortune 500. Cork, Ireland, has been home to the company’s Life Sciences Manufacturing and Labs headquarters for over 25 years, with over 500 engineering professionals based in Ireland. Our engineering teams empower life sciences manufacturing with cutting-edge digital transformation solutions to enhance system performance, streamline supply chains and bolster manufacturing and lab initiatives, ensuring seamless operations and GMP compliance. We provide a comprehensive portfolio of solutions, serving the world’s top pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device companies, and are committed to helping these companies’ advance science and improve patient outcomes around the world.
www.cognizant.com
DAIRYGOLD

Dairygold is one of Ireland’s leading Irish farmer owned Co-Operatives, consisting of Dairy, Nutritionals and Agri Businesses, with its everyday goal to maximise its Members income and to ensure the long term sustainability of the Society for its stakeholders. Dairygold employs circa 1,300 people, with a turnover of over €1.5 billion, including the global sale of a range of added-value dairy ingredients. The Co-Operative operates world-class facilities, which include dairy processing and feed production, plus the provision of a range of farm inputs through its Retail network. Dairygold has also diversified its activities through the acquisition of Vita Actives, a global supplier of life science ingredients. Dairygold’s award winning commitment to sustainable practices, reflects its dedication to both quality and environmental responsibility. Dairygold has a culture that values and nurtures diversity and inclusion and remains committed to supporting its Members, Employees and local communities.
www.dairygold.ie


Kevin O’Leary, Managing Director, Dassault Systèmes

Olan Wixted, Director of Private Clients & Head of Cork Office

Colman O’Flynn, Vice President of Business Transformation and Cork Site Leader, Dell Technologies
DASSAULT SYSTÈMES
Dassault Systèmes is a catalyst for human progress. We provide business and people with collaborative virtual environments to imagine sustainable innovations. By creating virtual twin experiences of the real world with our 3DEXPERIENCE platform and applications, our customers can redefine the creation, production and life-cycle-management processes of their offer and thus have a meaningful impact to make the world more sustainable. The beauty of the Experience Economy is that it is a human-centered economy for the benefit of all –consumers, patients and citizens. Dassault Systèmes brings value to more than 300,000 customers of all sizes, in all industries, in more than 150 countries. For more information, visit: www.3ds.com

DAVY
At Davy our goal is to make a difference that matters to our clients. Established in 1926, the Davy Group is Ireland’s leading provider of wealth management, asset management, capital markets and financial advisory services. Employing over 800 people in our offices in Cork, Dublin, Galway, Belfast and London, we offer a broad range of services. Our team of advisers based in our central Cork office are focussed on understanding our clients’ long-term and short-term goals and helping them use their financial assets to achieve these goals. The team works with individuals and businesses to meet their wealth management needs through tailored financial life planning and world-class investment management. Long-term capital growth and preservation of wealth are at the core of our client offering.
www.davy.ie/private-client
DELL TECHNOLOGIES IRELAND

Dell Technologies has developed a strategic presence in Ireland over the past 30 years. The teams in Dublin, Cork, and Limerick are at the forefront of innovation driven by technology and support a broad range of operations globally. Most recently, the Cork Campus began to integrate, test, and ship Dell Integrated Racks for AI. The Cork factory capacity is currently being ramped up to build hundreds of AI servers a week, shipping to customers across the globe. This additional integration capacity is critical as Dell Technologies delivers pre-racked, at-scale solutions that help customers of all sizes – from enterprises to cloud service providers. At Dell Technologies Ireland, the commitment is to transforming businesses and developing technologies to drive human progress. As one of the largest global technology providers, Dell Technologies is confident in the role it can play in broadening its impact and positively transforming society.
www.dell.com/en-ie


Team Deloitte: Wishing our colleague Zoë Hyde well on her Olympic journey
DELOITTE
We are the world’s largest professional services firm, advising multinational companies, private businesses and public sector organisations. Our Cork office has been providing services in the local market since 1876. We currently have a team of nearly 400 people based in the region offering a full range of professional services namely audit & assurance, tax, consulting, and advisory services to clients spanning multiple industries. Our purpose is to make an impact that matters, and our team drive the impact we make for our clients in Cork and the wider Cork society each and every day. Working alongside our clients, we help them realise their ambitions, no matter how big or small.
www2.deloitte.com/ie/en


Lilly Manufacturing campus at Dunderrow, near Kinsale
ELI LILLY
Lilly has been building its Cork footprint for over 40 years. The company’s Kinsale manufacturing campus has a combined employee and contract workforce of over 1,800. It employs state-of-the-art manufacturing technology across chemical and peptide synthesis and biologics to make active ingredients for medicines used in the treatment of cardiometabolic health, cancer, neuroscience and immunology. Lilly Global Business Solutions is a strategic business partner for the company’s key business units. Today, a team of almost 2,000 employees delivers innovative solutions that add value in areas such as finance, HR, clinical trial capabilities, scientific communications, and customer support (for patients and healthcare professionals).
www.lilly.com/ie
EPS

EPS Group - Water, Wastewater, Pumping, Treatment and Renewable Solutions

Founded in 1968, EPS has grown from a modest electrical and pumping services business into an innovative, internationally exporting product and service provider, now focused upon the water, wastewater and clean technology sectors. EPS is a leading specialist in water and wastewater treatment and pumping solutions, offering a comprehensive range of services, including design, build, construction; asset management; energy optimisation; product sales and distribution; service and repair and off-site manufacturing and assembly. With a dedicated workforce of 740 employees, EPS operates across Ireland, the UK and Europe within diverse sectors, including water and power utilities, industrial, commercial, agricultural, building services, residential/domestic and data centres.
www.epswater.ie



ESB
ESB is a leading Irish energy company comprising electricity generation, transmission and distribution and energy supply. Our strategy Driven to Make a Difference: Net Zero by 2040 seeks to accelerate the development of a resilient, zero carbon energy system and empower our customers to live more sustainably. Our plans include a fivefold increase in renewable generation, driven primarily through investments in onshore and offshore wind, and solar. We are a significant employer in Co. Cork through ESB Networks, ESB Engineering & Major Projects, Aghada Power Station, Inniscarra and Castlepook Wind Farm. We are investing in the county’s energy future with a second battery plant at Aghada, expansion of our onshore wind portfolio, and through partnership with Bord Gáis Energy and dCarbonX to explore energy storage options and with Ørsted to progress on offshore opportunities.
www.esb.ie/sustainability/our-strategy
EY

Ronan Murray, Managing Partner, EY Cork


With a presence in Cork for several decades, EY’s growth has been significant in recent years, scaling alongside the fast-growing economy of Cork and the region. Today, EY’s Cork practice has 22 partners leading over 400 people with teams specialising in Audit, Tax, Consulting, Law and Strategy & Transactions working with clients across all industries from indigenous Private enterprises to large multinationals. We are proud to work with many leading organisations in Cork and across the country, supporting their innovation and growth objectives to deliver long term, sustainable value. For further information, please contact Ronan Murray, EY Cork Office Managing Partner, ronan.murray@ie.ey.com
www.ey.com/en_ie
FLEX
Flex is a diversified manufacturer that helps global brands bring their products to life. We partner with customers at every stage of the product lifecycle from design and prototyping, to manufacture, forward and reverse logistics and after-sales services including circular services. As a global leader in advanced manufacturing, we use industry 4.0 technologies to enable more than 100 sites in 30 countries around the world to be smarter, safer and more sustainable. From our Irish operations in Cork, Dublin, Dundalk, Leitrim, and Limerick we serve leading brands across multiple sectors including MedTech, Industrial, Data Centre & Power, Consumer and Automotive. Flex offers a single integrated solution, both regionally and globally, to get complex or high-volume products to market faster, at lower cost and more sustainably.
www.flex.com


FMC AGRO
Celebrating 10 years in Cork in 2025, FMC Agro Ireland Ltd has established itself as a financial centre of excellence for FMC Corporation employing a workforce in Cork of 140 highly talented employees. FMC is one of the largest Agricultural Sciences companies globally and is committed to continuing to grow a knowledge-based team of professionals in Cork to support worldwide operations. FMC Agro Ireland is a strategic component of FMC’s Global Financial Management Model with the structures and talent in place to attract further investment to Cork. As a Global Agricultural Solutions business, FMC has Annual Revenues of $4+ billion, employs over 5,500 people and is a global market leader in Insecticides, Herbicides, Fungicides, Plant Health and modern biological products.
www.fmc.com


GAS NETWORK IRELAND
Headquartered in Cork, Gas Networks Ireland operates and maintains Ireland’s €3bn, 14,725km national gas network, which is considered one of the safest and most modern renewables-ready gas networks in Europe. Almost 725,000 Irish homes and businesses, including over 87,000 in Cork, trust Ireland’s gas network to provide efficient and reliable energy to meet their heating, cooking, manufacturing and transport needs. Gas Networks Ireland is aiming to deliver a repurposed, resized and fully decarbonised gas network by 2045. Its “Pathway to a Net Zero Carbon Network” envisions transforming the existing gas network into two separate systems carrying 100% renewable gas, one dedicated to biomethane and the other to green hydrogen.
www.gasnetworks.ie


GE HEALTHCARE
GE HealthCare Ireland Limited manufactures injectable diagnostic imaging agents (contrast media) used in Xray and Computed Tomography (CT) procedures around the world. Every second of every day, 365 days a year, our products are used to enhance visualization of organs, blood vessels and tissues across many disease pathways. As part of the Pharmaceutical Diagnostics (PDx) business of GE Healthcare, we support the PDx vision of being the best-in-class supply chain. Here at our Carrigtohill campus, we employ ~850 team members and are a 24/7 operation exporting to 124 markets worldwide. We are a modern, agile, cost competitive team delivering to the highest standards of safety, quality and compliance for patients around the world. We are driven by our purpose to create a world where healthcare has no limits.
www.gehealthcare.com


Gerard Walsh (Partner), Michael Nolan (Partner in Charge, Cork), Shane O’Neill (Partner)

Heineken Ireland, Headquarters, Lady’s Well Brewery, Cork

Dr. Ruth Appelbe, Commercial Manager, Indaver Ireland
GRANT THORNTON
Grant Thornton Ireland has approximately 3,000 people, in 9 offices across Ireland, Isle of Man, Gibraltar and Bermuda. With a presence in over 130 countries around the world, we bring you the local knowledge, national expertise and global presence to help you and your business succeed –wherever you’re located. In Cork, we have a workforce of over 300 people and offer a full suite of professional services to clients across numerous industries. Our office is located at Penrose Dock overlooking the River Lee at Penrose Quay. Further growth is planned to ensure that we continue to meet the increase in requirements from our diverse and ever-growing client base.
www.grantthornton.ie
HEINEKEN IRELAND
HEINEKEN Ireland is one of Ireland’s leading beer and cider companies built on a proud brewing heritage that started in Cork over 165 years ago. Today, we continue to excite our consumers and customers with innovative new products and brand experiences, brewing premium beers and ciders using quality ingredients. Over 98% of our draught beer sold in Ireland is brewed in our Lady’s Well Brewery in Cork. Sustainability is a key driver of the business, under our Brew a Better World strategy, and we are the only drinks company in Ireland to receive the Business Working Responsibly Mark. With our people, our heritage, our communities and our brands, we continue on our journey to drive positive change, leading where we can make a difference.
www.heinekenireland.ie

INDAVER IRELAND
Indaver Ireland is a well-established waste management company with a proven track record in managing household, commercial and industrial waste streams. Our existing Waste-to-Energy (WtE) facility in Meath provides waste collectors, local authorities and industrial waste producers a local waste-to-energy treatment solution for their residual waste. Indaver has plans to develop a number of WtE facilities across Ireland and the UK. These facilities will provide secure, cost effective and sustainable waste solutions while diverting waste from landfill and generating renewable energy. As part of the company’s growth strategy, we will focus on areas of energy use that are most challenging to decarbonise: heat and transport.
www.indaver.ie


IRISH DISTILLERS
Irish Distillers, a Pernod Ricard company, produces of some of the world’s most well-known and successful Irish whiskeys and is Ireland’s leading supplier of spirits. Led by Jameson, our brands are driving the success of Irish whiskey globally. Jameson is the world’s bestselling and most awarded Irish whiskey, a top 3 selling international whiskey brand and a top 10 international spirits brand. Other globally recognised brands in our portfolio include Redbreast, the world’s most awarded and best-selling Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey, Midleton Very Rare, the pinnacle of Irish whiskey, Powers, the Spot Whiskeys, Method and Madness, and Knappogue Castle. Our brands are exported to 130+ markets around the world. Irish Distillers was formed in 1966, when a merger took place between John Power & Son, John Jameson & Son, and Cork Distilleries Company. In 1988 Irish Distillers joined Pernod Ricard, gaining access an extensive global distribution network. We employ over 800 people across our operations in Cork, Dublin and Northern Ireland.
www.irishdistillers.ie
IRVING OIL


Irving Oil is a family-owned and privately held international energy company founded in New Brunswick, Canada, in 1924. In 2016, Irving Oil expanded operations to Ireland at the Whitegate refinery, which, since opening in 1959, has played a critical role in Ireland’s energy infrastructure. With a capacity of 75,000 barrels a day, Whitegate provides a secure and reliable fuel source to customers, supplying a significant portion of Ireland’s fuel requirements. In 2019, Irving Oil expanded its presence in Ireland by acquiring Top Oil, a leading supplier of home heating oil, petrol and diesel fuel. Irving Oil proudly serves customers with more than 1,000 fuelling locations and a network of distribution terminals spanning Eastern Canada, New England and in Ireland, operating under the Top brand. Named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for nine consecutive years, Irving Oil is proud of its team and its longstanding commitment to its customers and communities.
www.irvingoil.com
JACOBS


At Jacobs, we’re challenging today to reinvent tomorrow – delivering outcomes and solutions for the world’s most complex challenges. With a global team of approximately 45,000, we provide end-to-end services in advanced manufacturing, cities & places, energy, environmental, life sciences, transportation and water. Since establishing our Cork office in 1974, our talent force in Ireland has grown to more than 1,300+ people addressing sustainability challenges and creating outcomes through a lens of climate response, social equity and inclusivity. Our projects and the work we do ensure people are connected, have clean energy and water, live in a secure environment, have access to life-enhancing therapies and healthcare, and more.
www.jacobs.com


Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Ringaskiddy Team Members
JOHNSON & JOHNSON
At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow and profoundly impact health for humanity. Operating in Ireland since 1935, we have a workforce of more than 6,000 people across 10 sites. Our operations in Cork include two World Economic Forum Lighthouse sites – Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Ringaskiddy and Johnson & Johnson MedTech, alongside Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Little Island.
www.jnj.com

Johnson Controls, Global HQ, One Albert Quay, Cork

Ger Goold,
Director & Partner, Kernel Capital
JOHNSON CONTROLS

At Johnson Controls, our passion is to build smarter, healthier and more sustainable tomorrows. As the world’s leading dedicated smart buildings company, we’re leading the building transformation by creating spaces and places that improve well-being, achieve climate goals and save money. We use industry-leading digital solutions, building automation and hyperefficient heating and cooling systems to save energy and reduce emissions. And we continue to advance safety with world-class fire detection and protection, and smart security systems. We support our customers as they accelerate their journey toward a smart, healthy and sustainable future
www.johnsoncontrols.com

KERNEL CAPITAL
Kernel Capital, the independent manager of The Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Funds, is the only investment firm with specific venture capital funds dedicated to both jurisdictions on the island of Ireland. Having raised €210m our Investors include our strategic partner Bank of Ireland; Enterprise Ireland; Invest NI; Galway University Foundation; University of Limerick Foundation; New York State Common Retirement Fund and undisclosed Family Offices. Kernel Capital has invested in over 90 companies that collectively raised well over €500M in funding. Kernel Capital is consistently delivering strong financial returns to its investors. In 2023 Kernel Capital established a M&A Division Kernel Strategic focussed on near term trade sale mandates of deep technology companies.
www.kernel-capital.com


KPMG
KPMG Cork partners with businesses to navigate challenges, drive growth, and enhance competitiveness. With over 300 professionals, we provide expert services in audit, tax, advisory, and consulting, tailored to the needs of both local SMEs and global corporations. Led by Barrie O’Connell, the office has been a trusted advisor for over 50 years, offering strategic insights and a commitment to excellence and is a key player in supporting businesses across Munster and southern Ireland. Whether it’s scaling up or optimizing operations, KPMG Cork empowers businesses to achieve their objectives in a dynamic market – Our national team of over 4,000 and wider global network enables KPMG to serve businesses across various sectors, providing expertise and insights to help businesses meet their challenges and achieve their strategic goals.
www.kpmg.com/ie/en/home


D.O O’Connor, Managing Director, Laya Healthcare
LAYA HEALTHCARE
Laya healthcare is the largest provider of health and wellbeing services in Ireland with almost 2,000 expert and data-led wellbeing programmes running in over 2,500 client organisations. Looking after over 700,000 members, we offer innovative healthcare benefits and services including access to Ireland’s fastest-growing network of Laya Health & Wellbeing Clinics for rapid access to urgent care for minor injuries and illnesses alongside a suite of wellbeing services. Our brand promise, Looking After You Always, represents laya healthcare’s member-centric approach, which is fundamental to our vision and values. Laya healthcare is part of the AXA Group, a worldwide leader in insurance and asset management, with 145,000 employees serving 93 million clients in 51 countries. Discover the cutting-edge insights from our latest research in the Workplace Wellbeing Index 2025 at:
www.layahealthcare.ie/wellbeingindex


MAINPORT
Mainport provides services for different marine requirements, and we provide specialist survey ships for the offshore wind industry. We provide tugs so ships can safely berth and seismic support ships that can carry a 1,000 ton of fuel to service the industry worldwide. We load and unload ships in our stevedoring division and act for international ship owners in our ship agency divisions. We store goods in our warehouses and provide freight forwarding services. We act as an all-Ireland agent for Unifeeder.
www.mainport.ie


MATHESON LLP
Matheson services the legal needs of internationally-focused companies and financial institutions doing business in and from Ireland. Our clients include over half of the world’s 50 largest banks, 7 of the world’s 10 largest asset managers, 7 of the top 10 global technology brands and we have advised the majority of the Fortune 100 companies. Matheson is headquartered in Dublin and has offices in Cork, London, New York, San Francisco and Palo Alto. At Matheson, we strive to make a meaningful contribution to our community - our clients, our people and our society. We take pride in what we do and consistently deliver excellent service. We invest in developing our people, seek to give back to society and are strong advocates for our economy.
www.matheson.com

Mark Dunphy, Managing Director and Head of Cork Operations, Merck, Cork

Bryan Hyland, Commercial Director, Morgan McKinley
MERCK
Merck is a vibrant science and technology company, science is at the heart of everything we do. We advance science and technology, fostering innovation that opens new possibilities. Since our founding 355 years ago in Germany, we have become truly global with more than 60,000 employees across 66 countries. Merck, Cork is part of the Life Science business, where together we impact life and health with science. The Cork site has been in existence for 35 years and employs 730+ staff. It is a centre of excellence for Membranes and Analytical devices used by customers in the Pharma/ Biopharma sectors for research and manufacturing applications.
www.merckgroup.com

MORGAN MCKINLEY
We are a global recruitment and talent solutions firm, founded in Ireland and the largest member of Org Group, a professional services company. Partnering with organisations across Europe, Canada, and the APAC region, we offer a wide range of services, including Advisory, Technology Solutions, and Business Process Management. Our mission is to help companies transform and grow by leveraging People & Process, driven by the principle of “Idea to Innovation.” For over 35 years, we’ve connected exceptional talent with leading organisations through permanent, contract, and executive search assignments, as well as outsourced MSP and RPO services. Our purpose is to improve the lives of the people we work with—whether employees, professionals we represent, or clients we serve. We take pride in building honest, trusted partnerships, and believe success is driven by collaboration, innovation, and long-term relationships that evolve with our clients’ needs.
www.morganmckinley.com/ie


Donal Kelleher, AVP, Plant Manager, MSD Brinny

Noel Keeley, CEO, Musgrave

NetApp IHQ Office, Navigation Square, Co. Cork
MSD IRELAND
MSD Ireland is one of Ireland’s leading healthcare companies, having first established here over 50 years ago. We have a dynamic and diverse team of over 3,000 employees currently across seven sites in Ballydine, Co Tipperary, Brinny, Co Cork, Dunboyne, Co Meath, Carlow and Dublin, and, in addition, operate substantial Human Health and Animal Health businesses. MSD Brinny has been a vibrant part of the pharmaceutical sector in Cork for more than 40 years. With a successful legacy of developing and commercially supplying biotech products including some of MSD’s most successful treatments for Oncology, Hepatitis C and Rheumatoid Arthritis. MSD Brinny now specialises in the commercialisation and manufacturing of innovative vaccines and testing of immuno-oncology medicines.
www.msd.ie

MUSGRAVE
Musgrave is Ireland’s leading food retail, wholesale and foodservice company and is one of Europe’s most successful family-owned businesses with a 149-year heritage. We have 18 food and beverage brands across the island of Ireland, Great Britain and Spain, including market-leading brands SuperValu, Centra, Daybreak, Musgrave MarketPlace and Frank and Honest. Musgrave is Ireland’s largest private sector employer, supporting more than 41,000 jobs in over 1,000 stores, offices and Distribution Centres. Musgrave also has the largest Distribution fleet and Supply Chain logistics operation on the island of Ireland. Sustainability is at the heart of what we do; our strategy of Growing Sustainably Every Day is about providing producers, shoppers, customers and colleagues with solutions that allow them to live and act more sustainably at home, at work and in their communities; it fosters a collective commitment to sustainability, that will leave a lasting legacy for future generations.
www.musgravegroup.com
NETAPP

NetApps’ International Headquarters in Cork, Ireland, has established a strong presence nationally. As a center of excellence for innovation, research, and development, NetApps’ intelligent data infrastructure solutions are designed to address the challenges of modern data management, including the exponential growth of data, the need for real-time insights, and the increasing complexity of data environments. With a growing team of over 300, NetApp is actively recruiting top talent. The company’s commitment to employee development is evident through empowering individuals to thrive and realise their potential. NetApps’ reputation for customer success, Inclusive culture, and dedication to corporate social responsibility further enhances its attractiveness as an employer of choice in Ireland.
www.netapp.com


TJ Hunter, Senior Director, Ireland & UK
ØRSTED
The Ørsted vision is a world that runs entirely on green energy and our Cork team plays a key role in delivering on that vision. Ørsted is a global leader in developing, constructing, and operating offshore and onshore wind farms, solar farms, energy storage facilities, renewable hydrogen and green fuels, and bioenergy. In Cork, Ørsted employs over 100 people and operates over 378 MW of wind powering the equivalent 240,000 homes. Cork is home to our senior European onshore team and the centre of excellence in driving our targets in Ireland, the UK, France, Germany and Spain. We have multiple ongoing Irish projects from onshore wind to solar and storage and are proud to partner with ESB to deliver our offshore ambitions.
www.orsted.ie


PEPSICO
PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $91 billion in net revenue in 2023, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lay’s, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, 7UP and SodaStream. PepsiCo’s product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including many iconic brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales. Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive (pep+). pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability and human capital at the center of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people.
www.pepsico.com
PFIZER

Pfizer Ringaskiddy proud to play a key role in ensuring Pfizer delivers breakthroughs that change patients’ lives’

As the world’s largest biomedical research and biopharmaceutical company, Pfizer plays a role in the discovery and the development of medicines that can significantly improve patients’ lives. Pfizer is one of Ireland’s leading employers, with a workforce of approximately 5,000 people across four locations in Cork, Dublin and Kildare. Pfizer colleagues work across developed and emerging markets to advance wellness, prevention, treatments and cures that challenge the most feared diseases of our time. Pfizer is the largest pharmaceutical sector employer in the country. It was also one of the first pharmaceutical companies to locate in Ireland, establishing first in Ringaskiddy in 1969. Over 800 people are now employed in Ringaskiddy.
www.pfizer.ie


Seán Farrell, Head of Business Banking at PTSB
PTSB
At PTSB, our ambition is to be Ireland’s best personal and business bank through exceptional customer experiences. We are committed to growing and evolving our business banking offering for a better banking experience for our customers. Our nationwide Business Banking team support businesses in communities across Ireland. Whether you are a sole trader, SME or working in the agricultural community, our dedicated team of Business Managers will work hard for your business. Taking the time to understand your business, so when you need us, we can respond quickly with tailored solutions. Our team are available to meet in one of our 98 branches or at a time and place that suits you.
Permanent TSB plc trading as PTSB and PTSB Asset Finance is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.
ptsb.ie/business-banking
PWC


We are a multidisciplinary team of over 320 people committed to delivering quality tax, assurance and advisory services. With our city centre state of the art offices, PwC is well established in Cork supporting a wide range of private and international clients operating in the region. We are firmly committed to the Cork region and to helping our clients navigate the current challenges and reimagine their businesses. We work with our clients to help them achieve their goals and opportunities with multi-disciplinary services based in Cork. In 2024, we launched our Cyber Managed Services Centre to support our clients demands around third-party risk management and privacy services. We look forward to working with you in 2025.
www.pwc.ie


Paul Kelleher, VP of Engineering
QUALCOMM
QT Technologies Ireland Limited (Qualcomm Ireland) is a subsidiary of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. which is headquartered in San Diego, USA. Here in Qualcomm Ireland, based in Cork, our primary focus is research and development, as well as design of our company’s latest technologies and products. We contribute to the global company mission to take a proactive approach to what is needed for quality communication, research the idea and invent ways, means and systems to bring this to suppliers and customers. Qualcomm relentlessly innovates to deliver intelligent computing everywhere, helping the world tackle some of its most important challenges. Our proven solutions drive transformation across major industries and our Snapdragon® platforms power extraordinary consumer experiences. At Qualcomm, we are engineering human progress.
Snapdragon and Qualcomm branded products are products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.
www.qualcomm.com


RDJ LLP, 85 South Mall, Cork

SolarWinds, Mahon, Cork

Klair Neenan, Managing Director, SSE Airtricity
RDJ
At RDJ, we combine legal insight and human intelligence to deliver long-lasting business impact. As one of Ireland’s leading corporate law firms, we’re as ambitious for your business as you are. With offices in Cork, Dublin and Galway, we represent clients from scaling and established Irish companies to multinationals, financial institutions and global insurance companies with unique cross-sectoral expertise. Valuing the journey as much as the destination, we build meaningful relationships with clients to deliver tangible value for more sustainable businesses, becoming our client’s most trusted advisors. And, by investing in the progress of our people and harnessing new technologies, we power agile decision-making that adds long-term value every step of the way.
www.rdj.ie

SOLARWINDS
SolarWinds is a leading provider of simple, powerful, and secure observability and IT management software built to enable customers to accelerate their digital transformation. This year, SolarWinds celebrated twenty-five years of excellence in IT management and innovation. Our solutions provide organizations worldwide—regardless of type, size, or complexity—with a comprehensive and unified view of today’s modern, distributed, and hybrid network environments. We continuously engage with technology professionals—IT service and operations professionals, DevOps and SecOps professionals, and database administrators (DBAs)— to understand the challenges they face in maintaining high-performing and highly available IT infrastructures, applications, and environments. The SolarWinds Cork office, established in 2007, was named Cork Company of the Year by the Cork Chamber of Commerce in 2015. SolarWinds employs more than 2,000+ employees worldwide with over 180 based in Cork.
www.solarwinds.com
SSE AIRTRICITY

SSE Airtricity has been harnessing our greatest natural resource for the past 25 years, providing cleaner, renewable energy for homes and businesses across the country. We recognise that climate change is one of the greatest societal challenges of our time, and our mission is to empower and support customers on their journeys towards a net-zero energy future. As an established and trusted energy partner, SSE Airtricity is empowering customers to switch to cleaner, greener energy supply and solutions to make businesses more sustainable. SSE Airtricity is certified by Business in the Community Ireland to the Business Working Responsibly Mark, the ‘gold standard’ for Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability in Ireland and is a certified Living Wage employer.
www.sseairtricity.com/ie/home


Kevin O’Donovan, Managing Director, Statkraft Ireland

Maeve Byrne, Site Head at Sterling’s Ringaskiddy facility

John Meany, Vice President, Manufacturing, Stryker
STATKRAFT IRELAND
Statkraft, Europe’s largest producer of renewable energy, entered the Irish market in 2018. Since then, it has tripled its workforce and its development portfolio to become one of Ireland’s biggest renewable energy companies. From its Cork headquarters, it develops, owns, and operates projects including onshore wind, offshore wind, solar, battery storage and grid services. Statkraft Ireland’s achievements include building the country’s largest solar farm, powering up Ireland’s first RESS wind farm and securing 500 MW in the State’s first offshore wind auction. In 2024, the company was named as one of Ireland’s Best Medium Workplaces and Best Workplaces for Women by Great Place to Work.
www.statkraft.ie

STERLING PHARMA SOLUTIONS
Sterling Pharma Solutions is a global organisation with 50+ years’ experience developing and manufacturing active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for medicines used around the world. We specialise in challenging and hazardous science, developing small molecules, peptides and antibody drug conjugates (ADCs), before we manufacture them at clinical or commercial scale for our customers’ products. Our site at Ringaskiddy in County Cork has been operating since 1994 and specialises in the commercial production of small molecules and peptides. Sterling has six facilities in the UK, Europe and the USA and employs 1,350 people.
www.sterlingpharmasolutions.com

STRYKER
Having first established a presence in Cork in 1998 with an initial team of 20 employees, Stryker has evolved to become a leader in medical technologies and rapidly expanded our operations on the island of Ireland. Ireland is now home to Stryker’s largest innovation and manufacturing hub outside the US, which employs over 5,500 people. Stryker has six manufacturing facilities and three innovation centres in Cork, Belfast and Limerick. Cork is home to our Anngrove 3D printing facility and the AMagine Institute, a global centre of excellence for additive manufacturing. We develop innovative products and services in Medical, Surgical, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better.
www.stryker.com/ie


Teamwork.com HQ, Blackpool, Cork
TEAMWORK.COM
Teamwork.com is the only platform built for managing client work, profitably. Combining powerful project management and streamlined operations it helps keep your projects seamless and your hours billable. Headquartered in Cork, Ireland with additional hubs in Belfast, Denver, and Gdasnk, Teamwork.com has a global workforce of over 280 employees and services over 20,000 customers.
www.teamwork.com


Ireland team members at TELUS Days of Giving 2024
TELUS DIGITAL
TELUS Digital (NYSE & TSX: TIXT) - Our 75,000+ global team members are both passionate ambassadors of our clients’ products and services, and visionary technology experts resolute in our pursuit to elevate their end customer journeys, mitigate risks, and drive continuous innovation. Fuel iX™ is TELUS Digital’s proprietary GenAI engine at the heart of our innovation, helping enterprises advance their GenAI pilots to working prototypes and production at scale, quickly, securely and responsibly across multiple environments, applications and clouds. We take a responsible approach to the transformational technologies we develop and deploy by proactively considering and addressing the broader impacts of our work. With a footprint spanning 32 countries, we have three locations in Ireland in Cork, Dublin and Mayo.
www.telusinternational.com

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Cork Site
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Thermo Fisher Scientific is a global life sciences company and the world leader in serving science. Our campus in Cork is a state-of-the-art contract Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient development and manufacturing facility, where our team support our customers in bringing medicines to patients through the relentless application of science in process and analytical development. We take chemistry from laboratory scale development through to large-scale commercial supply, made possible by our driven and dedicated employees - a team of 500+ highly skilled chemists, engineers, analysts, operators and crafts personnel. We take pride in our mission to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.
www.patheon.com/sites/cork-ireland/

TREND MICRO
We are one of the first cybersecurity companies in Cork established 22 years ago and a major contributor to the vibrant Security Cluster. We have 270 highly qualified multilingual, multi-functional Trenders working at our campus located on the Model Farm Road. A major community focus area is our voluntary Internet Safety for Kids Program, educating students, parents & teachers. For 37 years, Trend Micro’s vision has been to make the world safe for exchanging digital information. Security is our entire focus. This single-minded passion has inspired our innovations that keep pace with the bad guys despite the ever-evolving IT landscape. We are a recognised leader in cross-platform prevention, detection and response services.
www.trendmicro.com


Aaron Mansworth, Managing Director Trigon Hotels
TRIGON HOTELS
Trigon Hotels is a premier hospitality brand based in Cork, renowned for delivering exceptional service and a genuine, authentic warmth that reflects the unique character of each of its locations. The group caters to both leisure and corporate markets through its diverse portfolio, which includes The Metropole Hotel, Cork International Hotel, and Cork Airport Hotel. With a steadfast commitment to excellence, Trigon Hotels strives to set industry standards in inclusion, diversity, wellbeing, community engagement, and sustainability. The organisation is dedicated to creating outstanding experiences for guests and team members alike, underpinned by a passion for continuous improvement. Proud recipients of multiple awards, Trigon Hotels continues to lead the way in delivering socially and environmentally responsible hospitality.
www.trigonhotels.com


VHI
Vhi is Ireland’s leading health insurance company and our purpose is to help our members live longer, stronger, healthier lives. Vhi has evolved to become a trusted healthcare partner constantly striving to improve our members’ health and wellbeing experience by providing access to an integrated care model offering which includes not only hospital networks but includes Vhi 360 Clinics, a choice of digital health and wellbeing services, On-line GP, Physiotherapy, Dermatology, Women’s Health Clinics, Developmental Paediatric Services, Mental Health Support, Exercise and Musculoskeletal Medicine, and Occupational Health Services. Vhi supports local communities through sponsorships including Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon and parkrun in partnership with Vhi, and through our Vhi Health & Wellbeing Fund with the Irish Youth Foundation.
www.vhi.ie


Viatris, Little Island API, Cork
VIATRIS
The Viatris Little Island site in Cork focuses on the manufacture and supply of high-quality medicines ensuring people worldwide are empowered to live healthier at every stage of life. The Viatris Little Island site is one of four manufacturing sites in Ireland and it has been recognized as a high performing site demonstrating the strongest levels of commitment, performance, flexibility, and competitiveness in striving to achieve our mission. The site manufactures bulk active pharmaceutical ingredients (API’s), coupled with a unique facility, to produce low volume high potency products. The site employs over 200 people, committed to their partnership with patients worldwide and leading the way in ensuring access to trusted quality medicines when needed.
www.viatris.com/en-IE/lm/Ireland


Brian O’Callaghan, Head of Cork Office & Partner, Real Estate
WILLIAM FRY
William Fry opened its office in Cork to better service the increased demand for legal services from existing Munster clients and to enable the firm to work with potential inward investment companies. In Munster, William Fry currently works with clients in a wide variety of sectors including Banking & Finance, Real Estate, Technology, Food, Beverages & Agribusiness, Healthcare & Life Sciences and Energy. The William Fry office in Cork is led by Brian O’Callaghan, a Partner within the firm’s Real Estate Department and Laura Houlihan, a Partner in the Banking & Finance Department. In Cork, clients have access to the firm’s Cork based team in addition to team members in William Fry’s Dublin, London, New York and San Francisco offices.
www.williamfry.com


ZURICH
Zurich has been managing employee benefits in Ireland for over 40 years with hundreds of Irish and international businesses trusting us with the retirement and risk needs of their employees. Whether choosing the Zurich Master Trust or another pension arrangement our expertise across scheme governance, investments, member engagement and administration is why employers trust us. Working in partnership with you and your employees, we will ensure that setting up and managing your employee benefits is seamless, efficient, and pain-free. Whether it’s for a large multinational organisation or a local indigenous business, we can design an employee benefit solution that’s tailored to you.
www.zurich.ie

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